Temptation.

"No!” Stacy grabbed his arm, trying to stop him. "The doctor can't fix this. I need you. It's you that I want. Only you can ease this feeling inside me, Mr. Yates. I need you," Stacy whispered desperately, her amber eyes pleading with his stormy gaze.

As Stacy lifted her head and tried to bring Bruce's face closer to hers, her lips trembled as they inched towards him about to capture his lips.

Bruce's Adam's apple bobbed as he peered down at Stacy's moist lips, his inner struggle evident in his slight movements as he fought against the sizzling temptation before him.

Though he had always wondered what Stacy's lips would feel like against his own, he resisted the urge because he couldn't kiss her nor do what she was suddenly asking for when it was clear that she didn't realize the weight of what she was asking from him.

He would rather wait till they had a strong bond together and he finally gets to confess his love to her after so many years he has known her. But for now, he th